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oil rig

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noun

  1. See rig 1

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It was a second consecutive weekly gain for oil rigs.

From The Wall Street Journal

Analysts say the high investment required to rebuild Venezuela's crumbling oil rigs would be unappetizing for US firms, given the steady global supply and low prices.

From Barron's

"American companies can go in and fix all the oil pipes, the whole oil rigs and everything that has to do with... oil and the derivatives."

From BBC

Find insight on oil futures, oil rigs in the U.S.,

From The Wall Street Journal

Next time you’re driving the Grapevine and nearing the forest of oil rigs on the outskirts of Bakersfield, look for a six-story guitar.

From Los Angeles Times

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